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The Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge is a continuous truss bridge in Lake Ozark. The bridge is over 2,695 ft (821 m) long and 72 ft (22 m) wide. [ 31 ] Built in 1998, it is one of the newest bridges in the Lake of the Ozarks area, primarily built to connect the east (towards Lake Ozark and Osage Beach) and west sides (towards Sunrise Beach ...
In the Lake of the Ozarks area, US 54 was rerouted onto a new 4 lane highway in 2010 and another part of US 54 was rerouted in 2011 in the Lake of the Ozarks area. [6] [7] The old US 54 was renamed "Osage Beach Parkway." The original Champ Clark Bridge opened in 1928. In 2019, a replacement bridge opened and the old one was torn down.
Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a public recreation area on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks; it is the largest state park in Missouri. [4] [ A] The park includes 85 miles (137 km) of shoreline on the lake (which has a total of 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline—mostly privately owned); two swimming beaches with imported sand, 12 trails, the Ozark Caverns, a boat launch, and ...
A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. [1]
2 Kansas City Area. 3 Northeast. 4 Northwest. 5 Ozark. ... The Kansas City Region is encompasses these counties: ... The Ozark Region encompasses these counties:
The Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination.
The park also features caves, sinkholes, and bluffs overlooking the lake. It is a prominent example of karst topography, which is geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock. [5] A 70-acre (28 ha) portion of the park was designated as the Ha Ha Tonka Karst Natural Area in 1981. [6]
The Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge carries Highway MM across the lake from the southwest part of the city; the highway leads west 9 miles (14 km) to Sunrise Beach. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city of Lake Ozark has a total area of 7.91 square miles (20.49 km 2 ), of which 7.19 square miles (18.62 km 2 ) are land and 0.72 ...